Beaufort County is leading a broader effort to restrict bags and other items made of plastic. Beaufort’s preliminary vote was ...

A pilot program aimed at reducing plastic waste was launched at one of its participating establishments in Bar Harbor. Researchers and participants hope to see the program adopted across the ...

What would a month without buying any new single-use plastic products look like? It’s a tall order for many Americans, who go through about five pounds of plastic a week, according to Oxford ...

The first thing I think about every morning is my iPhone alarm. The second? Plastic pollution. I cofounded Grove Collaborative, a brand making consumer products more sustainable, so my notifications ...

This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...

You may have heard of microplastics in water bottles, but what are they and how might they affect your health? Chowhound talked to an expert to find out.

Armstrong Williams’ commentary “Are plastic bag bans increasing plastic use?” missed the point of plastic bag bans, which is to remove the bags from circulation in order to decrease litter and ...

Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change finalizing new regulation modeled after EU’s Single-Use Plastics directive, which was adopted in 2019 to prevent and reduce impact of certain ...

The Elgin City Council has ruled that single-use plastic bags will be banned at large retail stores in Elgin starting in June 2027.